finishing blow; coup de grâce
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
clanging; empty; deserted
vacant house; unoccupied house
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
true character; true heart; true spirit
right in the center (centre)
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
small grain; small stature or ability
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to misread (a name, kanji, etc.); to read incorrectly; to mispronounce (when reading); to misread (a situation, trend, etc.); to misinterpret; to misjudge
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
curiosity; inquisitiveness
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
mature; becoming precocious
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)